GIVEAWAY with Build-A-Bear’s Season of Giving!

Teaching your child that the holidays are more than just presents under the tree can be a challenge but I think it’s one of the most important things you can teach your child. We recently were invited to attend Build-A-Bear’s Holiday Giving Gathering at their 5th Avenue Flagship where they helped me teach my toddler how to have a Helping Holiday!

Along with our blogging friends and Jordan Urbach, founder of Children Helping Children and one of Build-A-Bear’s Huggable Hero, we joined in to make some furry friends for free to donate to the Marine Toys of Tots Foundation. I was so very proud of my little Ava who once reconciled with the fact that she wasn’t getting one to take home and realized that they were going to giving some love to children in need — lined up over and over again to stuff, love and send them on their way! It was definitely a wonderful reminder in the whirlwinds of the holidays that its not only about the presents but also about giving! Meeting Jordan was also inspirational. I hope some of it rubbed off on my little Ava and this giving buzz sticks!

We love Build-A-Bear and their many ways of teaching children about giving. Build-A-Bear Workshop offers a variety of options for charitable giving. For instance, when you purchase the new Turner Owl™, Build-A-Bear Workshop donates 50 cents to First Book to provide new books to children from low-income families and 50 cents to the Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation to support other literacy and education programs. This makes a great gift for teachers or any other cause-focused folks on the gift list.

I’ve always taught to my daughter that every little bit counts. So this season and when ever we can, we will always choose gifts that give back. What kid doesn’t love going to Build-A-Bear and making their very own best friend! Thanks Build-A-Bear for teaching us this very valuable lesson and Thank you for helping us spread the message!

GIVEAWAY: Build-A-Bear Workshop has generously offered (1) lucky reader $25 in Bear Bucks! To ENTER, from now until December 31th 2010, fill out this FORM and tell how your family likes to give back. Get up to (two) bonus entries. 1st Bonus – If you follow me on twitter@momconfessional and re-tweet this giveaway (I just entered @momconfessional’s Build-A-Bear GIVEAWAY! You should too! http://wp.me/pLvfH-Jw) 2nd Bonus – If you “like” us on Facebook and share the giveaway with your friends. DON’T FORGET to visit this FORM again and leave a separate entry for each action. Giveaway only open to those with U.S. addresses and must be 18 years or older. Giveaway ends on December 31th 2010 at 11:59 EST. A winner will be selected randomly by Random.org and notified by e-mail.

Suzanne is student, daughter, wife, (labor & delivery) certified registered nurse, certified lactation counselor, friend, entrepreneur and blogger – but the job she's most proud of is mother… She shares her journey on this blog and The Disney Files.
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